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: the slag from a metal furnace : dross
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a
b
: a fragment of ash
3
a
: a partly burned combustible in which fire is extinct
b
: a hot coal without flame
c
: a partly burned coal capable of further burning without flame
4
: a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano
Examples of cinder in a Sentence
Cinders from the campfire floated through the air.
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The eruption of Sunset Crater in 1085 covered the dry basin with volcanic ash and cinders, creating arable terrain.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Lava flows, hydrated mineral deposits as well as pyroclastic deposits made of volcanic particulate materials such as ash, cinders, pumice and tephra, occur in several areas within the structure’s perimeter.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Lava flows, hydrated mineral deposits as well as pyroclastic deposits made of volcanic particulate materials such as ash, cinders, pumice and tephra, occur in several areas within the structure’s perimeter.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Cinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinder. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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